The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-06-04
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1887.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

A circus is to exhibit at HanoNer heA1
Tuesday. 1t is good one.
Mr.. William B. Thomas is having a dwell
ling house erected on Charles street.
A description of "Carrolrs Manor, re-
eeived too late for this issue, will appear next
week.
Mr.. Cornelius Almacost, near Patapsco,
last week lost a valuable horse. 1t got choked
and died.
A party from Reisterstown engaged twenty
five tickets yesterday for the Cantata last
friday night.
Mr.. w. Henry Bell, of this city, has mare
20 years old, that had colt this spring. 1t
is Bobbie Lorne colt, and is growing finely.
At the Clerk office during the month of
May Is bills of sae 81 mortgages and %
deeds were recorded, and Is marriage licenses
were issued.
Rev. r. E. J. Warner, colored, of the
Washington NJ. T. Church Conference, died
in Baltimore on Monday. He was once sta
toned in this city.
Mr.. Vincent O'Bold, of McSherrystown,
Pa, and well-known in this county, is build
ing barn 1l5xS9 feet in the place of the one
burned last year.
A window for freight and express business
has been cut in the ticket Office at the West
minister depot, and will be a convenience
both to the agents and TO the public.
John L. Nelson, on the Deer Park road.
about q miles from this city, last weeS shot
and killed black snake which measured 6
feet inches in length, and inches around.
A goose egg was brought to the ADVOCATE
Office Yesterday, by Mr.. Joseph Caple, near
Finksburg, that was mammoth in size. 1t
measured II inches one way and 81 the other.
Miss Carrie Meredith, of Masseys, Kent
county, Nd, student at Western Maryland
College, was called home last Monday by Il
telegram, which also announced the death of
a sister.
A mare driven by young Mr.. Reese, of
Cranberry Vale y, got frightened in Westmin.
ster last Monday, broke shaft and kicked
the dash board to pieces The animal also
badly skinned her right hind leg.
Last week party of fifteen German Bap-
lists. of New Windsor, Linwood and Union
Bridge, left for Ottawa, Kansas, to attend the
annual meeting of the German Baptsts. The
meeting commenced on Monday.
On Tuesday last Arhart Winters and Jas.
A. C. Bond, trustees, sold the Paper Mill
property, containing Al acres, adjoining the
Winters Mill property. about a mile from
Westminster, to John Ponder, for 1851.
The Postoliice Department has ordered
service from Uniontown, by Trevanion and
Copperville, to Taneytown, six times per
week, and the route from Linwood to fancy
town will be curtailed to end at Uniontown
after July l.
Alta meeting Of the congregation of Centenary
NJ. L. Church, on Thursday night, it was de
cided TO repair the lecture room ofthe church.
new carpet will be purchased, the altar
changed, walls frescoed and an additional
heater added. Work will be commenced at
once.
This Saturday afte rnoon and night straw
berry and ice cream festival will be held at
Friendship School House, about q miles
from Westminster, near the Washington road.
1t will be held jointly by Friendship Sunday
School and Friendship Division, Sons of Tenn
perance.
The congregation of Centenary NJ. E.
Church, on Thursday night decided to hold
the weekly prayer meeting on Wednesday
nights hereafter, to conform to n suggestion
heretofore made in the ADVOCATE to have
"Church Night" other congregations having
selected Wednesday night.
The members of the Democratic Central
Committee are notified, by notice ut the head
of the editorial columns, that meeting of the
Committee will be held at the Court House,
this city, on Monday morning, June l3, at
1880 o clock, for the purpose OF arranging to
have the county represented IN the State
Convention, and to arrange for county cam
paign.
Mr.. Simon Green, uncle to Mr.. Henry
Rahter, of the City Hotel, died at his resi-
dence between I4ittlestown and Hanover, on
Tuesday last, aged 81 years, months and
days. Mr.. Rahter, his mother and daughter
attended the funeral on Thursday. The de-
ceased was also an uncle to Mr.. William
Green, near this city.
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prove his property at Fiuksburg station. He
has recently built another warehouse further
down the track, which is intended principally
for the storage of fruit cans. He has also put
up n lumber shed, and the frame of the house
he is building on the hill, near the depot,
froutng on the station read, is up, and will be
completed before long.
The parade of colored people did not take
place on Whit Monday, bat there was quite
a crowd of them here on that day, and they
had a royal time at a festival on Charles
street The Newport Brass Band (coloredl
was present and added to the pleasures of the
occasion. The Band paraded through the
city twice during the day.
On Saturday last the following were elected
as officers Of the Hanover and Littlestown
TURNPIKE: Directors-Abraham Keagy, Solo
mon Schwartz, Geo W. Sell, Il. NJ. Writ, S.
l.. Wilmer, Joseph Brocky, Jos. H. Bttin-
ger, III. A. Young, A. n Michael Secretary
John A. Sell Treasurer, Joseph G. Keagy.
On Monday the directors elected Joseph
Brockly as president.
The many friends of Miss Sue c. Frazer,
of Lancaster Pa, who is well known in this
city, will regret TO learn Of the death of her
mother on Friday afternoon last. Mrs.
Frazer was the widow Of the late Col. Reah
Frazer, one of the most prominent Demo
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Frazer was the daughter Of Capt. John Steele,
whose father was general in the revolutionary
war. The Lancaster papers speak in the
highest terms of the deceased, both as q chris
tian, mother and friend.
The Carroll Library and Free Reading
Room Association, met at Carroll Hall, at
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon last. Dr. Chas.
Billingslea, who WIS appointed committee
10 procure a room for the Library, was au-
thorized to call another meeting as soon as a
room is provided. The committee on finance
was authorized to continue their efforts TO
procure additional subscriptions to the Library
fund. The meeting then adjourned subject to
the call of DR.. Billingslea, us above stated.
Would it not be the proper thing to do, If
the city authorities should have the streets,
lanes and alleys, cleaned up and cleared of all
distractions, such us loose stones, old cans,
old shoes, piles of stone, brickbats, coal ashes,
and many other things that give look OF
untidiness to our thoroughfares? Another
thing worthy of the attention of the city coun-
ell il the NOTICES which have been served on
propertyholders to pave, and 10 which not the
slightest attention has been paid by some,
while others have respected the authority oil
the council and put down the pavements as
directed Those who have complied with the
law have a right to demand that all shall be
required to do so, and that there shall be NJ
respect to persons whatever. and no excep
tions allowed in any part of the city.
At Mcintosh, Florida, about two weeks ago
there was large pic ME, and the OcdLa Ban
ner published MT the county seat of Marion
county, gave glowing account of it. In
some inotesr on Mcintosh, the BGnnel
speaks of W. ". Gist, formerly of Westmin
ster, as one of the large strawberry growers o.
that neighborhood, aud says he donated 26(
quarts of strawberries for the picnic. The
village of Mcintosh, which is on the ives
bank of Orange Lake, is also a station on ths
Florida Southern Railway, and has recently
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